In With a Bang and a Burning

[thessalian]

Happy New Year!

cholten99 decided to ring in the new year atmospherically, with tea light candles and the TV doing the countdown. Unfortunately, the tea lights weren't in anything, and he set them by the windows. Our dear attention-sucking cat Yuki likes to lounge on the windowsill and look out the windows. Therefore, about ten seconds after midnight, she ran her tail into one of the tea light candles. Yes, and set her tail on fire.

There will be no more jokes about setting the cat on fire, putting her in the oven or at least anything heat-related. It's a damn good thing our cat is mostly Persian and the flame didn't even touch her skin -- I've never seen cholten99 move so fast as when he went to put her tail out. She didn't even notice anything was wrong; now she's just a bit nervy of the fireworks outside.

The flat now smells of burnt hair. Go, Yuki.

Comments

[dodgyhoodoo.livejournal.com]

I'm not laughing. Honestly. No way did I spend the last five minutes trying not to choke to death.

However, weaselbitch and all the rats are laughing.

[thessalian.livejournal.com]

Be nice. cholten99 was still shaking a few minutes ago and had to have a drink to calm down. Of course, I'd be worse if the same thing hadn't happened to a friend of mine's cat.

Hmmm

[cholten99.livejournal.com]

I think you should come here and appologise to the cat for your cruel and unusual humour...

Not that she seems to care mind you. I don't think she has the brain to tell anything happened...

Re: Hmmm

[dodgyhoodoo.livejournal.com]

Next time we're all over there I'll apologise to Yuki (we've still not met).

It's one of those things that just couldn't happen to a rat - hairless tails don't burst into flame without anyone noticing...

:)